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Peppermint Lollipops Recipe

These lollipops can be made with any shape cookie cutter. Gingerbread men, snowmen, Christmas trees and reindeer—there are endless color and design options, so let your creative juices flow! —Taste of Home Test Kitchen

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 5 min. Cook: 30 min. + standingYIELD:10 servings

Peppermint Lollipops Recipe

These lollipops can be made with any shape cookie cutter. Gingerbread men, snowmen, Christmas trees and reindeer—there are endless color and design options, so let your creative juices flow! —Taste of Home Test Kitchen

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 5 min. Cook: 30 min. + standingYIELD:10 servings

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups sugar

3/4 cup water

2/3 cup light corn syrup

1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

1/2 teaspoon peppermint oil

Red and/or green paste food coloring

10 lollipop sticks

Crushed peppermint candies, optional

Directions

1.Butter 10 assorted metal cookie cutters and place on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet; set aside. In a large heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, water, corn syrup and cream of tartar. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil. Cook, without stirring, until a candy thermometer reads 300° (hard-crack stage).

2. Remove from the heat. Stir in oil, keeping face away from mixture as odor is very strong. For each color of candy swirls, pour 1/4 cup sugar mixture into a ramekin or custard cup; tint red or green.

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"This tastes really good, but it is difficult to do perfect. I think I might need to try three times to get it right."

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ACE91806 User ID: 4622403151004

Reviewed Dec. 21, 2009

"This recipe is farely easy to make...The peppermint oil is very strong and when making this be sure to keep your face away from the pan when adding the oil becuase it the steam is very strong...Instead of making suckers I just made one big piece of candy and broke it up into bites, kind of like rock candy..."